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Renewing your passion, five songs at a time. Each week on Extended Play, hosts E and Tank - friends for over 30 years - give you a five-song playlist, recommend an album, and give a new Top 10 list of everything from Best Hair Metal Bands to Worst Concert Offenses.Music…
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Should Phones Be Banned at Shows? Concert Etiquette, Phoebe Bridgers, and the Fan/Artist Contract (opens the original)
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It's time for a little concert etiquette talk. Old dudes like ourselves lament the use of cellphones at concerts all the time, so that's nothing new. But with Phoebe Bridgers recently doing the whole "no phones" thing for her club tour, is the tide turning on cellphones at concerts? We talk about the usefulness of phones, the fan/artist contract at concerts, and whether or not the whole world is actually going to hell. What do you think? Are you cool with artists like Phoebe Bridgers and Jack Wh
Forgetting Your Own Lyrics?! Musicians and Teleprompters (opens the original)
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This time around, our hosts get a little philosophical. When - if ever - is it okay for musicians to use some sort of aid to remember their lyrics? Watching a couple of live duets in which the guest artist used a teleprompter really got E thinking. Is it a significant downgrade to a live performance if the artist can't remember their own lyrics? Does it even matter? What do you think? Let us know in the comments. Listen to the Ultimate Extended Playlist ( Spotify , YouTube ) Like/follow/subscrib
Revisiting Death Cab for Cutie for the 1st Time in 20 Years | “I Built You a Tower” Album Review (opens the original)
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Despite the occasional rewatch of “The O.C.,” neither of our hosts have listened to much Death Cab for Cutie since the early aughts. So why are we reviewing their latest album, “I Built You a Tower?” Tune in and find out! What do you think of "I Built You a Tower?" Let us know in the comments! Listen to the Ultimate Extended Playlist ( Spotify , YouTube ) Like/follow/subscribe to Extended Play Join the Extended Family on Patreon for even more playlists
Hip-Hop Classic or Overrated Word Salad? 1st Listen to "Supreme Clientele" by Ghostface Killah (opens the original)
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Guessing this one will NOT go over well with the hip-hop heads...This time around for our "crate" album review we're finally listening to Ghosftace Killah's "Supreme Clientele" from 2000. Widely considered a hip-hop classic, our hosts had high hopes (especially as Wu-Tang fans). How did their first listen go? Not great...What do you think of "Supreme Clientele?" Let us know in the comments!Listen to the Ultimate Extended Playlist ( Spotify , YouTube ): Like/follow/subscribe to Extended Play Join
Is There Such Thing As A "Perfect 10" Album? (opens the original)
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Not sure how three years in we still get all worked-up by click-baity lists, but here we are. Pitchfork's "Perfect 10" series is a curious one for sure - both for their choices of artists to interview and the albums those artists choose as "Perfect 10s." Let's talk about it.What album is a "Perfect 10" for you? Let us know in the comments!Listen to the Ultimate Extended Playlist ( Spotify , YouTube ) Like/follow/subscribe to Extended Play Join the Extended Family on Patreon for even more playlis
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